Manicure and chiropodist&#39;s apparatus.



No. 837,229. PATENTED NOV. 27, 1906.

R. H. JOHNSON.

MANIGURB AND GHIROPODISTS APPARATUS.

APPLICATION IILED'JAN. 7. 1904. RENEWED MAY 3, 19 06.

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PATENTED NOV. 27, 1906.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 7. 1904. RENEWED MAY 3, 1906.

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RICHARD HARVEY JOHNSON, OF BOISE, IDAHO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO CAROLINE DZUCK, OF BOISE. IDAHO.

MANICURE AND CHIROPODISTS APPAR ATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 27, 1906.

Application filed January 7, 1904. Renewed May 3, 1906. Serial No. 314,953.

- siding at Boise, in the county of Ada and State of Idaho, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Manicure and Chiropodists Apparatus; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which -it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in manicure and chiropodi'st apparatus; and the object of my invention is to provide a simple, cheap, and easily-operated apparatus suitable for this purpose.

Heretofore the operationof manicuring has always, so far asI am aware been 'performed by hand by means of hand-tools and has been very tedious and unsatisfactory, so much so that only a' comparatively small number of persons practice it. Even when performed by a professional and skilled manicurist the time reguired has been very great.

Heretofore those oing their own manicuring have usually found it an unhandy and unsatisfactory operation, as most persons are awkward and unskilful in the use of instruments with t e left hand, and'have therefore found difiicu ty in properly manicuring the right hand. It also requires considerable practice alrlid skill to file the nails by hand to a uniform s ape.

By the use of my invention these and other difficulties heretofore experienced have been entirely obviated and the operation rendered very simple, expeditious, and in all respects satisfactory, requiring very little,-if any, previous practice or experience.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is. a side view of my complete apparatus. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section of the same, arts be' shown in elevation. Fig. 3 is'a-slde view 0 the apparatus. Figs. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 represent various forms of removable tools that may be applied to the apparatus. Figs. 11 and 12 represent in side and face view 0118,0f the revoluble files used. Figs. 13 and. 14 represent in side and face view another form of file. Figs. 15 and '16 represent in side, and face view another form of file, with a fiat face. "Fig. 17 represents in side and front elevation portions of another formof-file. ,1 Figh18 represents inside view,

front elevation, and section one form of the polishing device. Fig. 19 represents similar views of another form of polishing device. Fig. 20 is an internal view of a part of the rim, showing how it is fastened to the s okes. Fig. 21 is a side view of the same, and ig. 22 is a central section of the same.

In the preferred form of my apparatus the machine consists of a small electric motor a,

inclosed for the sake of safety in a casing 17, in which it is secured in any suitable manner.

or boltedtogether, as shown at c. The casing is mounted upon a stand d.

The motor is similar to those commonly em loyed in' electric fans and the newest sty es of dental machines. It is obvious, however, that any suitable means may be used to drive the apparatus, and any suitable source of power may be em loyed. For instance, the apparatus may e run by means of a treadle and belt, as is often used with .dental machines.

The apparatus shown in the drawings re resents a small portable device. It may e placedin a suitable box or case,,so that it may be used in travelin and forindividual and family purposes. 11 this case only'a small motor is required, and the motor itself, including the casing, is only about three inches in diameter. For use in manicuringparlors a lar er size is desirable, which may be fastened y screws or other suitable fastening means to the operating-table.

e re resents a pair of insulated wires of suitab e length inclosed in the usual braided covering. These wires pass, into the machine through openings controlled b the setscrews f, and at one end of the flexi le cord e is a plug g for the purpose of connecting it with an electric Ipower system by removing an incandescentght bulb and inserting the plug, thereby obtaining the necessary power- (which is very small) to operate the motor. The speed of the motor'is re ulated by a device h, which may be either t e common button and indicator or the common shiftinglever employed in connection with small elecj trio motors.

The revolving shaft 41 of the motor rejects Mounted on the shaft 41 and secured to or 6: This casing is composed of two parts hinged on the shaft i are four spokes 70, preferably cured. These spokesare preferably made of I of which are secured four buttons or projecspokes k is a strip p, and in the center of this ably mounted an emery-wheel 1'. On the;

-. in'dental'machines. This flexi le s aft is hold to, through which projects the clamp :20,

- provided -witha set-screw y for holding the in'Figs. 11 to 19,.inclusive. These are made de ees of fineness. In Fig. 16, 1 represents- "a e-file with a fiat-face, and in Fi 14, 2

, 6o .portion or portions inside of the rim, as shown at 3 in Fig.2, and at 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 in -means for securing to said spokes and reabout four or five inches, .according to the shown a file 10 provided with two surfaces made integral with a hub which is mountedmade of flat metal,'as shown, forming the interior part of a wheel to which removable abrading and polishing devices may be seflat brass or steel. The polishing devicesare mountedin removable rims Z, on the inside tions m, each provided with a slot'n and aset-screw 0. The main part of each rim is large enough so that it will just encircle the ends of the spokes It, thus affording an easy moving therefrom the-rims used for various purposes, which will'be hereinafter described. The outer ends of the spokes may be re-' duced in size, if desired, to enter the slots n,

although this is not strictly, necessary. The

diameter of the circle described by the ends 'of these spokes when revolving should be size of the machine. If desired, a circular strip of metal parallel tothe removable rim may be riveted to the spokes in order to stiffen and strengthen the structure.

Secured to the casing b and encircling. thestrip 's fastened a circular strip g, which affords bearings for the extended shaft i.- Within the strip g on the shaft i is remov right of the emery-wheel 1', as shown drawings, the shaft *5 is reduced in size, and. the end thereof'is provided with a, screw threaded portion 8 for the attachment of the usual flexible shaft 22, commonl em loyed contained within a suitable coveringt, which is secured to a-metal tip it, which tip is screwthreaded upon a boss 1) upon the strip g. The covering t is provided ;with the .usual handoperating-tool f2.

QItis-obv1ous that-any form of clamp could be used instead of the clamp 20' and set-screw y-as, for instance, the usual form of chuck l often employed in dental machines.

The circular devices adapted to be mounted on the spokes k are of two kinds-files and polishers-'typical forms of which are shown each in a continuous or endless being no break 111' the C1ICl6.-'

piece, there The files are made of difierent' shapes and represents a similar coarser file.v Eac of the files and polishers is provided with a concave Figs.11,13,15,17,18,and 19. InFig. 12 is inclined to each other and terminating in a 1 to be inserted t erein.

16, Fig. 5, represents a small metal clampf of suitable shape, preferably provided with a sharp ridge. In Fig. 17 lisshownl-acircular file 11, having a concave face, the same being shown in .section and elevation in said figure. InFigs. 18 and 19 "are showntwo different shapes of polishers'.

Referring to Fig. 18,-12 represents a metal strip, and 13 a wooden strip. 14 represents a cover of chamois-skin, kid, leather, or other suitable material, which. is bent around the wood cover 13 and passes between theparts 12 and 13, which are secured together by glue or screws in any suitable way .outside of the polisher shownin Fig. 'l8f is composed of two faces atarr-angle' toeach other, terminating in a sharpridge.

The

polisher shown in Fig. 19 is similar-tothat shown in Fig. 18, except that the outer surface is curved, as shown.

cured in the clamp x. p p p 15, Fig. 4, re resentsan-oMnge-wood stick set-screw 17, in which maylbe-rernovablly in s erted a-small ball 18, of absorbent cotton, or-

A number of different removable tools-or tips are provided which'are adaptedsto'b'esaa small piece of linen cloth orothersu tabl material, or a small rubber tip, whichwhen moistened with ongolineor other suitable material and rapidly revolved will remove stains and -discolorations=-from theskin and. nails andthe superfluous cuticle from, the cuticular folds of the nails much more rapidly and effectually than has hitherto been doneby hand.-

19, Fig.7, represen'tsa small metal tip,

preferably" nickel-plated, polished, and with. a dull pointand withvery fine flutes or= ridges, as ona file, as shown. '20, Fig. 6,'represents a similar tip provided with coarser flutes or ridges.v

21, Figs. 8 and 9', shows:a small :brushralsow adapted, to be inserted in the clamp x.

The use of all these-forms of tips,- files, and

polishers will bereadily-apparent to the skilled opera-tor.- While I have described-my invention as especially applicable to manicuring purposes,

it is obvious that it is not restricted to such 'uses. For instance, it-may be used-by a and support, and a second strip secured to said first-named strip and providing bearings for said shaft, substantially as described.

2. In a manicure and chiropodist apparatus, the combination of a support, a casing mounted on said support, an electric motor mounted in said casing and provided with a shaft which passes through one side of said casing, which thereby provides a bearing for said shaft, a metal strip secured above and below said shaft to said casin and said support respectively, and a circifla'r metal strip provided with enlargements secured about centrally of said first-named strip, said ensaid motor, and means for regulating the current, substantially as described.

4. In a manicure and chiropodist apparatus, the combination of a support, a casing mounted on said support, an electric motor mounted in said casing and provided with a shaft projecting through one side of said casing, metalstrips forming additional bearings for said shaft, an abrading-wheel carried by said shaft, a series of spokes fastened to said shaft, a rim removably secured to said spokes, a flexible driving-shaft secured to said first-named shaft, and a tool operated by said flexible driving-shaft, substantially as described.

5. In a manicure and chiropodist apparatus, the combination of a base or su port, a divided oval casing mounted on said base, an electric motor mounted insaid casing'and provided with a shaft extendin through one side of said casing, which thereby serves as a bearing for said shaft, means for supplying electricity to said motor, means for regulating said supply of electricity, a metal strip secured to said casing and said base above and below said shaft, a second circular strip secured to said' first-named strip near its center and provided with enlargements actin as bearings for said shaft, an abrading-Whee carried by said shaft, a series of spokes fastened to said shaft, a series of rims, any one of which may be secured to said spokes, said rims being provided with polishing or abradmaterial, a flexible shaft secured to said first-named shaft, a cover for said flexible shaft, a clamp at the end of said flexible shaft, and a series of polishing or abrading tools adapted to be removably inserted in said clamp, substantially as described.

,In testimony whereof I afIiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

. i l RICHARD HARVEY JOHNSON.

Witnesses:

FRED BROWN, P. K. EMBA. 

